Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 29:29 states that secret things belong to God, directly paralleling the glory of God concealing matters.
1 Kings 3:9-14 shows Solomon asking for discernment to judge—exemplifying the king's glory in searching out matters of justice.
1 Kings 4:29-34 describes Solomon's vast wisdom—a king who searched out and spoke proverbs, exemplifying the king's glory in investigating matters.
Job 11:7 asks if one can discover God's depths—echoing the futility of searching hidden divine matters.
Job 11:8 continues that God's ways are higher than heaven and deeper than Sheol—unsearchable, matching the concealing aspect.
Job 38:4-41 shows God questioning Job about creation's foundations, revealing hidden wisdom only God knows.
Job 39:1-30 describes wild animals' mysterious ways known only to God, illustrating His hidden knowledge.
Job 40:2 challenges anyone who contends with God—highlighting that God's concealed purposes are beyond human questioning.
Job 42:3 confesses speaking of things too wonderful and unknown—acknowledging God's hidden counsel.
Romans 11:33 declares God's judgments unsearchable and ways unfathomable—echoing the glory of God's concealed matters.
Deuteronomy 17:4 commands diligent inquiry into accusations—a legal process of searching out a matter for justice.
Ezra 4:15 records a king's command to search official records—a concrete instance of a ruler searching out a matter to uncover truth.
Ezra 4:19 shows the king's decree to search the archives—again, a king actively investigating a hidden matter.
Ezra 5:17 requests a search in the royal treasury—another example of kings ordering investigation into historical records.
Ezra 6:1 narrates King Darius ordering a search of the archives—illustrating a king's duty to search out a matter.
Job 29:16 depicts Job searching out the cause of the needy—acting like a king in investigating hidden needs.